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This site is the only official website maintained by buildingSMART to publish IFC and related buildingSMART data model standards.

The buildingSMART data model standards are developed by the Model Support Group [MSG], the implementation activities are coordinated by the Implementation Support Group [ISG]. Together both groups organize the IFC software certification process [Certification].

buildingSMART-tech.org is the home of the Industry Foundation Classes [IFC].

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buildingSMART defines a family of corresponding standards that interact:

Data Model Standards [IFC], and related specifications [MVD] are officially published at this website. related standards, such as [BCF] and affiliated standards are hosted here as well.

buildingSMART has a software certification process to support software developers quality assurance for IFC and to provide confidence to end users using IFC.

IFC4 and first MVD'S released

IFC2x3 certifications

March 2013 the long expected new edition of the main buildingSMART standard IFC has been officially released: IFC4.

NEWS 15.07.2016 The minor enhancement release, IFC4 Add2 has been published. It containes several improvements and superseeds the IFC4 Add1 release.

NEWS 10.07.2005 The development of the first two Model View Definitions for IFC4 Add1 is completed. The new IFC4 Reference View will efficiently support all reference model based work flows, the IFC4 Design Transfer View will extent the capabilities of the IFC2x3 Coordination View 2.0. Both are now buildingSMART Final Standards.